Berry box



H. F. KEELER, JR

BERRY BOX Filed Jept. 20, 1926 g l-w INVENTOR I HfKft-Lt/e J/a ATTORNEYSPatented July 19, 1927.

HARRY FRANCIS KEELER, JR, OF LONGMONT, COLORADO.

BERRY BOX.

I Application filed September 90, 1926. Serial No. 138,843.

My invention relates to improvements in boxes, particularly in berryboxes, and it consists in the combinations, constructions, andarrangements herein described and cla med.

Anobject of my invention is to provide a berry box which may be made ofwood, cardboard, or other suitable mater al from one piece which isfolded so as to make the cmplete-box.

provide a box in which the bottom is remforced by supporting flags whichare struck from the single piece used n making the box.

A further object of my invention is to provide a box of the typedescribed which may be quickly put together, and which requires v aminimum amount of work for turning out the completed box.

Other objects and advantages Wlll appear in the following specification,and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed outin the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accom- 'panying' drawings, formingpart of this application, in which Figure 1 is a view of the blank fromwhich the box is made,

Figure 2 is a perspective View of the box in a partially completedcondition, showing the manner 'inwhich it is folded,

Figure 3 is a plan view of the completed box, and l a Figure 4 is asectional view along the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

In carrying out my 1nvent1on, I provide ablank which is formed in oneplece and is of the shape shown in Figure 1. This comprises a portionl.'Wh 1Cl1 forms the bottom of the box, and a strip extendmgat rightangles thereto which forms the sides and ends of the box. As will beseen from Figure 1,this strip is scored, as ndicated in dotted lines at2. At certa n intervals, I

have provided openings 3 which are m the nature of elongated slots. Onone side of the strip is an L-shaped cut 4 at the center of two sectionswhich form the s1des. Be-

tween the bottom portion 1 and the laterally I extending strip is aninwardly extending cutaway portion 5. At 6, I have shown a scored lineextending transversely of the por tion 1. At the end of the scored lme 6is A further object of my invention is to,

a cut 7 extending to one edge of the bottom portion 1,,while a similarcut 8 at the opposite end of the scored line 6 extends to the:

cutaway portion 5. The scored lines are for the purpose of permittingthe sections to bend readily along the lines, but they are not deepenough to weaken the sections.

From the foregoing description of the va nous parts of the device, themanner of forming the box may be readily understood,

The bottom portion 1 is first bent along the line 6 at right angles tothe laterally extendmg strip and the strip is then folded around theedge of the bottom portion in the manner indicated in Figure 2,"thecorners 1 of the,

bottom portion 1 passing through the openings 3. The end portion 9adjacent to the cut 7-is bent inwardly as shown in Figure 2, and the end10 is brought around iflush with th'eoutside of the section 11 and issecured to-it in any suitable manner, as by staples 12.- The sections 13adjacent to the L- shaped cuts 4 are then bent underneath the bottom andthe box is complete.

It will be noted that the bottom is supported at its four corners aswell as along the edge of the scored line 6. The portions 13 are sopositionedas to be substantially at the central bottom so t at thecentral portion of the box is reinforced by these su ports. I

The construction descried above makes a chea and yet a strong box whichcan be uio ly made at a minimum cost.

I claim:

A box comprising a bottom portion having an integral strip extendinglaterally from one end thereof, said strip having a scored line forfolding one end thereof at right angles to the bottom and being providedwith slots disposed inwardly from one edge of the strip in alignmentwith said scored line and arranged to receive ,the corners of the box,said strip having L-shaped cntsextendportion of the box underneath the I

